Kerala nirbhaya case: Sketch of suspect released

No arrests have been made so far in connection with the murder of the
law student in her small wayside house in Perumbavoor on April 28,
though three people have been picked up for questioning.

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New Delhi

May 5, 2016

UPDATED: May 5, 2016 10:12 IST

Activists chant slogans outside Kerala House in New Delhi.

A sketch of the suspect in the brutal rape and murder of the 30-year old Dalit woman in Kerala was released by the police on Wednesday even as a post-mortem revealed 38 big and small wounds on her body.

No arrests have been made so far in connection with the murder of the law student in her small wayside house in Perumbavoor on April 28, though three people have been picked up for questioning. The shocking incident also had its echo in Rajya Sabha with members demanding 'exemplary punishment' for the culprits while the state government assured stern action.

With the incident snowballing into an embarrassment for the state, which is in the midst of campaigns for May 16 Assembly elections, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Opposition leader V S Achutanandan visited the victim's mother at Perumbavoor Taluk Hospital.

While Chandy dismissed reports that the case had weakened following the delay in arresting the culprits, he assured that government would spare no efforts in bringing the culprits to book.

The government later in the day announced a solatium of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the woman, who was found brutally murdered at her house in Perumbavoor. A government job will also be provided to the woman's sister.